Acrobat 9 has a vastly improved Document> Compare Documents feature. Just select two PDFs, and Acrobat will display a copy of the newer PDF, with changed areas highlighted. It helps if you tell Acrobat what kind of document you’re comparing: page layout, illustration, or a scanned document.
Acrobat will show the newest version of the document, with changes highlighted. When you roll over a highlighted item or text, Acrobat displays a pop-up window that shows the older version of the content. Amazing.
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Jeff Gamet is a contributing editor for Design Tools Monthly, the executive summary of graphic design news. He is also the morning editor and reviews editor for The Mac Observer and iPodObserver.com, and contributing writer for Layers Magazine and Photoshop User. He writes the InBrief column for InDesign Magazine, and is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X," from Peachpit Press
When Jeff isn't writing about the graphic design world, he's talking about it on the Design Tools Weekly podcast with co-host Jay Nelson. He also talks about Apple and the Mac world every week on The Mac Observer's Apple Weekly Report.
Jeff studies, tests and reviews new software and technologies for the Macintosh community as well as the design and print industries. He is a former Pre-press specialist, and has nearly 25 years experience with computer technology. Jeff trains, lectures and consults on techniques for more efficiently using Mac OS X in creative environments throughout the country.
In the rare moments when he can get away from his MacBook Pro, Jeff spends his time climbing and biking in the Colorado mountains.
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Mon, Feb 16, 2009
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